2001 Cincinnati Bengals season

2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
2001 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dick LeBeau
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	6th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Corey Dillon

The 2001 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise’s 34th year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League. In the first full season with Dick LeBeau as head coach, the Bengals abandoned their plans for developing quarterback Akili Smith as their starter by acquiring Jon Kitna from the Seattle Seahawks. The Bengals would win their first two games with Kitna behind center, and sat at 4–3 through the first seven games of the season. However, the Bengals would struggle again, losing their next seven games as Kitna struggled with inconsistency, throwing 22 interceptions while throwing only 12 touchdown passes. The Bengals would win their final two games to close the season with a 6–10 record, their eleventh consecutive season without a winning record. Despite the team’s struggles, All-Pro running back Corey Dillon had another stellar year, rushing for 1,315 yards.[1]

2001 would turn out to be an important year for the team, as players such as Justin Smith, Chad Johnson, Rudi Johnson, and T. J. Houshmandzadeh were drafted, all those players would be important to Cincinnati in later years. One bright spot for the Bengals that year was they defeated the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in the season opener.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2001 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	4	Justin Smith *	Defensive end	Missouri
2	36	Chad Johnson *	Wide receiver	Oregon State
3	66	Sean Brewer	Tight end	San Jose State
4	100	Rudi Johnson *	Running back	Auburn
5	135	Victor Leyva	Guard	Arizona State
6	168	Riall Johnson	Linebacker	Stanford
7	204	T. J. Houshmandzadeh *	Wide receiver	Oregon State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

**2001 Cincinnati Bengals staff**

	Front office President – Mike Brown Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn Vice president – John Sawyer Senior vice president of player personnel – Pete Brown Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown Directors of pro/college personnel – Jim Lippincott, Duke Tobin Head coaches Head coach – Dick LeBeau Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running backs – Jim Anderson Wide receivers – Steve Mooshagian Tight ends – Frank Verducci Offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive assistant – John Garrett			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Cornerbacks – Kevin Coyle Safeties – Ray Horton Defensive assistant – Louie Cioffi Special teams coaches Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood Strength and conditioning assistant – Rodney Holman

Roster

**2001 Cincinnati Bengals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Scott Covington 3 Jon Kitna 19 Scott Mitchell Running backs 36 Brandon Bennett 28 Corey Dillon 32 Rudi Johnson 29 Curtis Keaton 30 Nick Williams 41 Lorenzo Neal FB Wide receivers 81 Ron Dugans 83 Danny Farmer 84 T. J. Houshmandzadeh 85 Chad Johnson 86 Darnay Scott 80 Peter Warrick Tight ends 87 Chris Edmonds 43 Kirk McMullen		Offensive linemen 71 Willie Anderson T 74 Rich Braham C 63 Mike Goff G 62 Brock Gutierrez C 65 John Jackson T 77 Victor Leyva 72 Matt O'Dwyer G 79 Scott Rehberg G 75 Jamain Stephens T 73 Richmond Webb T Defensive linemen 96 Vaughn Booker DE 99 Oliver Gibson DT 58 Jevon Langford DE 93 Mario Monds DT 90 Justin Smith DE 70 Glen Steele DT 97 Bernard Whittington DE 94 Tony Williams DT 55 Reinard Wilson DE		Linebackers 98 Canute Curtis OLB 95 Steve Foley OLB 50 Riall Johnson OLB 57 Adrian Ross MLB 56 Brian Simmons MLB 51 Takeo Spikes OLB Defensive backs 33 JoJuan Armour SS 23 Robert Bean CB 42 Chris Carter FS 26 Cory Hall SS 27 Artrell Hawkins CB 25 Ligarius Jennings CB 34 Kevin Kaesviharn CB 31 Darryl Williams FS Special teams 91 Randy Chevrier LS 8 Nick Harris P 5 Neil Rackers K		Reserve lists 88 Sean Brewer TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 Rodney Heath CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 82 Tony McGee TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Mark Roman CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 11 Akili Smith QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 59 Armegis Spearman LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 48 Brad St. Louis LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 67 Jeff Boyle DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 10 Khori Ivy WR 49 Josh Keur TE 64 Ray Redziniak C 16 Kevin Thompson QB Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 4 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 9	New England Patriots	W 23–17	1–0	Paul Brown Stadium	51,521
2	September 23	Baltimore Ravens	W 21–10	2–0	Paul Brown Stadium	51,121
3	September 30	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–28	2–1	Qualcomm Stadium	56,048
4	October 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–16	2–2	Heinz Field	62,335
5	October 14	Cleveland Browns	W 24–14	3–2	Paul Brown Stadium	64,217
6	October 21	Chicago Bears	L 0–24	3–3	Paul Brown Stadium	63,408
7	October 28	at Detroit Lions	W 31–27	4–3	Pontiac Silverdome	69,343
8	Bye
9	November 11	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–30	4–4	Alltel Stadium	57,161
10	November 18	Tennessee Titans	L 7–20	4–5	Paul Brown Stadium	63,865
11	November 25	at Cleveland Browns	L 0–18	4–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,918
12	December 2	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–16 (OT)	4–7	Paul Brown Stadium	52,135
13	December 9	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 10–14	4–8	Paul Brown Stadium	44,920
14	December 16	at New York Jets	L 14–15	4–9	Giants Stadium	77,745
15	December 23	at Baltimore Ravens	L 0–16	4–10	PSINet Stadium	68,987
16	December 30	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–23	5–10	Paul Brown Stadium	63,751
17	January 6	at Tennessee Titans	W 23–21	6–10	Adelphia Coliseum	68,798

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week 1: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	10	0	7	17
Bengals	0	10	13	0	23

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 51,521
Referee: John Smith
Box score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NE – Troy Brown 14-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:55. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:44.
CIN – Neil Rackers 36-yard field foal, 11:22. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 3:33.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 39-yard field goal, 6:04. Patriots 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:18.
CIN – Corey Dillon 5-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 2:16. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:48.

Third quarter

CIN – Neil Rackers 47-yard field goal, 12:05. Bengals 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:49.
CIN – Neil Rackers 33-yard field goal, 6:01. Bengals 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:23.
CIN – Tony McGee 25-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Neil Rackers kick), 0:06. Bengals 23–10. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:18.

Fourth quarter

NE – Jermaine Wiggins 8-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:29. Bengals 23–17. Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 3:48.

Top passers

NE – Drew Bledsoe – 22/38, 241 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Jon Kitna – 18/27, 204 yards, TD

Top rushers

NE – Antowain Smith – 11 rushes, 33 yards
CIN – Corey Dillon – 24 rushes, 104 yards, TD

Top receivers

NE – Troy Brown – 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD
CIN – Darnay Scott – 5 receptions, 104 yards

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	0	0	7	10
Bengals	0	0	14	7	21

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 51,121
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Box score

Game information

First quarter

BAL – Matt Stover 38-yard field goal, 4:22. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:58.

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

CIN – Corey Dillon 1-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Neil Rackers kick), 11:38. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:09.
CIN – Jon Kitna 2-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), 8:10. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:58.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Patrick Johnson 2-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Matt Stover kick), 13:40. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:28.
CIN – Takeo Spikes 66-yard interception return (Neil Rackers kick), 6:04. Bengals 21–10.

Top passers

BAL – Elvis Grbac – 33/63, 326 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Jon Kitna – 19/30, 154 yards, TD

Top rushers

BAL – Terry Allen – 17 rushes, 61 yards
CIN – Corey Dillon – 18 rushes, 57 yards

Top receivers

BAL – Shannon Sharpe – 8 receptions, 84 yards
CIN – Darnay Scott – 5 receptions, 82 yards

Week 3: at San Diego Chargers

Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	0	7	14
Chargers	0	7	14	7	28

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: September 30
Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT/1:15 PDT
Game weather: Clear and sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 56,048
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Trevor Matich, and Scott Kaplan
Box score

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	7	7
Steelers	0	10	0	6	16

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: October 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Party cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
Game attendance: 62,335
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Trevor Matich
Box score

Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 5: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	0	0	7	14
Bengals	3	0	10	11	24

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 64,217
Referee: Mike Carey
Box score

Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 6: Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	7	7	7	24
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 63,408
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, and Dan Jiggetts
Box score

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Paul Edinger 48-yard field goal, 4:29. Bears 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:53.

Second quarter

CHI – Fred Baxter 1-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick), 12:51. Bears 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:28.

Third quarter

CHI – Marty Booker 13-yard pass from Jim Miller (Paul Edinger kick), 3:25. Bears 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:22.

Fourth quarter

CHI – Anthony Thomas 23-yard run (Paul Edinger kick), 9:05. Bears 24–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:09.

Top passers

CHI – Jim Miller – 23/30, 232 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Jon Kitna – 19/46, 244 yards, INT

Top rushers

CHI – Anthony Thomas – 22 rushes, 188 yards, TD
CIN – Corey Dillon – 16 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

CHI – David Terrell – 7 receptions, 91 yards
CIN – Peter Warrick – 8 receptions, 84 yards

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Week 7: Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	14	3	7	31
Lions	3	10	14	0	27

at Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan

Date: October 28
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 69,343
Referee: Johnny Grier
Box score

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	13	3	0	.813	352	212	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	303	265	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	285	319	L1
Tennessee Titans	7	9	0	.438	336	388	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	10	0	.375	294	286	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	226	309	W2

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Jon Kitna	581	313	3216	12	22	61.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Corey Dillon	340	1315	3.9	96	10

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Peter Warrick	70	667	9.5	33	1
Darnay Scott	57	819	14.4	49	2
Corey Dillon	34	228	6.7	17	3

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Takeo Spikes	109	6.0	1	1	0
Reinard Wilson	37	9.0	0	1	2
Artrell Hawkins	59	0.0	3	2	1
Kevin Kaesviharn	25	0.0	3	0	0

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Neil Rackers	28	17	60.7%	24	23	95.8%	74

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Nick Harris	84	3372	57	1	40.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Curtis Keaton	42	891	21.2	64	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Peter Warrick	0	0	0.0	0	0	18	116	6.4	31	0
T. J. Houshmandzadeh	10	185	18.5	23	0	12	163	13.6	86	0

Awards and records

Corey Dillon, 5th 1,000 yard rushing season[3]

References

Season statistics and summary at Sports E-Cyclopedia
"2001 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
"Corey Dillon Stats, News and Video - RB". NFL.com.

External links

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[1] Season statistics and summary at Sports E-Cyclopedia

[2] "2001 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[3] "Corey Dillon Stats, News and Video - RB". NFL.com.

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